How does the shape and size of a kazoo affect its tone?

This means that the general characteristics you get with different timpani sizes apply to the kazoo: the larger the vibrating membrane, the deeper the tone (generally speaking).

1. Why do smaller instruments have a higher pitch?
2. How does a kazoo make a sound?
3. What is the point of a kazoo?
4. Why is the kazoo the best instrument?

Why do smaller instruments have a higher pitch?

Shorter instruments have shorter air columns and thus standing waves with shorter wavelengths resulting in higher pitches. When working with waves the wavelength and frequency (pitch) are inversely related. Sound waves have the relation frequency times wavelength equal the speed of sound.

How does a kazoo make a sound?

A kazoo is a very simple musical instrument, made up of a hollow pipe with a hole in it. The hole is covered by a membrane that vibrates, resulting in a buzzing sound when people sing, speak or hum into the pipe. ... As they travel through the tube, some of the sound waves bounce off the walls of the instrument.

What is the point of a kazoo?

The kazoo is an American musical instrument that adds a "buzzing" timbral quality to a player's voice when the player vocalizes into it.

Why is the kazoo the best instrument?

The kazoo is perhaps the instrument that is the closest thing to your vocal chords. You create the pitch of the kazoo pitch with your voice. The quality of your kazooing is directly proportional to the quality of your singing. Your voice makes the sound, and the kazoo transforms it into music.